Lena Horne (Performer)

Lena Horne

Performer

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Lena Horne

Performer

Lena Horne, the elegant and statuesque singer who broke down color barriers by becoming one of Hollywood's first African-American female stars, and who later made a triumphant return to Broadway, died on May 9, 2010, at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan.

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Born: Jun 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York
Death: May 09, 2010 in New York, New York

Roles (8)

	The 37th Annual Tony Awards - 1983 Opened June 05, 1983	as Host (Original)
	The 36th Annual Tony Awards - 1982 Opened June 06, 1982	as Participating Artist (Original)
	The 35th Annual Tony Awards - 1981 Opened June 07, 1981	as Participating Artist (Original)
	Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music Opened May 12, 1981	Performer
	Tony & Lena Sing Opened October 30, 1974	Performer
	Jamaica Opened October 31, 1957	as Savannah (Original)
	Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939 Opened February 11, 1939	Performer
	Dance with Your Gods Opened October 06, 1934	as A Quadronne Girl (Original)